RIVERA v. MONKO

No. 20-2531.

37 F.4th 909 (2022)

Michael RIVERA, Appellant v. Kevin MONKO; Wynston Gilbert; John Doe.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed: June 15, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Devi Rao [ARGUED], Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, 501 H Street, NE, Suite 275, Washington, DC 20002, Counsel for Appellant.

Michael J. Scarinci [ARGUED], Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Strawberry Square, 15th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120, Counsel for Appellee.

Before: PHIPPS, NYGAARD and ROTH, Circuit Judges


OPINION OF THE COURT

Prisoners have a well-settled constitutional right to access the courts to challenge their convictions and conditions of confinement. But how far does that right extend? Does it follow litigants to the courthouse door, only to retreat as soon as their complaints have been filed? Or does it reach...

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